The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-15
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL.
TO-Day's DOings.

I'll i MAIIEKO In UENERAL.
To-Day's Doings.
GEORGE H. THOMAS WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS
meeting at Thomas Post, afternoon.
LYRA CONCERT, Lyra Hall. evening.
GRAND oPERA-HOUSE-Robso and Crane, "She
Stops to Conquer" evening.
THE MUSEUM-Edwin Arden = nEaples Nest"
afternoon ana evening
In Brief
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
George Hodge and Belle Harris, Nathan Bowers
and Sarah Scott
Joseph w Greenan has been appointed guard
ian of John A. Miller, eighteen years of age
He gave bond of $3.50
Rev. j. w. Carr, of San Antonia Tex, is
holding revival at the Second Colored Baptist
Church. Tonight he will preach at the Little
Zion Church.
The Rev. Mr.. Burgess. of Kentucky. Is con-
ducting successful revival at the South-street
Baptist Church. Seven new members ere i'm
mersei last night.
The will of Joseph Iseman was probated yes
terday. All his property. consisting of e we'll
equipped dairy is left to his wife, Catherine,
| who is made executrix.
The George H. Thomas Womans Relief Corps,
| No. 20, will meet this afternoon at Post Hall.
on Delaware street Business of Importance Is
| to come before the meeting.
William McAllster who was assistant post
master at Edintnrg, is to be tried in the U nited
States District Court, to-day, on acharge Of tam
pering with registered letters.
| The record of opinions of the Supreme Court
| judges relative to Green Smiths suit was sent
| to the lower court yesterday. 1t comprises
ninety eight pages of typewriter copy.
John Coleman and D. A. Love, arrested Satur-
| day night. on charge of stealing twenty live
gallons of whisky out of p A. Wards cellar,
were sent to the grand jury by the Mayor yes
| terday morning.
Captain Colbert. of the police force, continues
very sick, and yesterday evening Superintend-
| emit Travis promoted, temporarily, Sergeant
| Sauers to the captaincy, and Patrollnan Hager-
don to be sergeant.
During the past eight business days of the
| month 20 $40 pensioners have been paid at the
Indianapolis agency The increase in payments
this quarter was 800, 900, and the aggregate paid
| out will reach $12, 500. 600.
A requsiton has been granted, at the request
of the Governor of New Jersey, for the removal
of Michael Weiner to Essex county, in that
| State for trial. He is charged with grand lar
ceny and receiving stolen goods.
Last Friday Addie Dry and Jessie Brown re-
siding at 2lS Missouri street. had a Quarrel in
| which both were slightly cut Miss Brown was
| arrested and fined by Squire Smock, and yester-
| day she swore out warrant for Miss Dry, and
| had her arrested
| ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Yesterday morning, at 9 o'clock, Anna Patter-
son. living at No Is Sharp street, attempted
suicide, by taking six grains of morphine DR..
Muller was called and the girls life saved by
use OF stomach pump. Three weeks ago, while
| residing in North Indianapolis she made q SINH
| lar attempt She then gave the name of Lena
Brown.
| MRS LEES LECTURE.
Twenty five persons assembled at tho Ames
NJ. E. Church, last evening, to listen to lecture
by Mrs Mary Lee on the Formation of the
Earth" The lady displayed a wide knowledge
of geology, and her talk throughout was quite
| interesting She held to the fact that the earth
was not the work of chance but of infinite skill
and power.
NEAT LEGERDEMAIN.
DR.. p H. Jameson, who was one of the com
mittee at the spritualstc performance giver
on Sunday evening at Tomlinson Hall, says tina,
ed. He does not want to be understood as in
dorsing it as anything of a spiritual nature OF
| representing any occult force, but looks upon i
simply as a clever piece of legerdemain
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS
The Eagle machine works. established thirty
nine years ago as the Washington foundry. by
Messrs. Watson & Voorhees,, are to be moved t.
the south half of the block OF their present lnca
ton. The new binding will have frontage o
IT'S feet Missouri street and $50 feet alonl
the Vandalia tracks Two acres will be covered
by the new shops of the several departments.
AN INVESTIGATION CHECKED
The Police Board net yesterday to Investigate
the charges filed against merchant policeman
Alfred Isaacs, but the meeting had hardly beef
called to order before the defendant sent in hi
resignation through Secretary Snyder TIL
charges are very sensational in nature. and Mr.
Isaacs it is asserted did rot want them to reac
ha m Mr on VII pH
an assault says the truth shall be known, an
has brought the matter before the grand jury
Yesterday afternoon several witnesses were be
fore the jury in reference to this matter.
THE DISTRICT ATToRNEYsHIP.
The district attorneyship is still attractin
considerable attention. 'Green Smith is prae
tically out Of the race" said prominent Demo
, crat yesterday. 1--WE want him to run for GOV
ernor in 1888, and he will stand much bette
show if we keep him at home" The race i
now between McNutt and Sellers. Senate
i Bailey would also like to have the Office. but
| knows there is not much show for him. He wi
ask to be appointed deputy under whoever
successful. He will likely be disappointed
though. for think it is understood that if eithe
| McNutt or Sellers is appointed the other sha
be the deputy.
DAMAGED BY FIRE.
Yesterday morning, at S o'clock, the rear POI
Of the house No SO North Illinois street, occ,
pied by George Bishops family, caught fire, it
thought from a defective f1ue. and was damage
to the amount OF 5000. j. G. McNutt, assistar
district attorney, discovered the blaze from hi
room in the building adjoining. Mrs. Blsho
= was the only one of the family at home. an
came near sufocating before the fireman e
her out.
Yesterday afternoon the fire department Wa
Y called to 166 Clinton street bv small blaze in
residence owned by w. c. DePauw of New A
bany, and occupied by six colored families Tt
fire the result of placing stovepipe into
10 false fue The loss was not over $50, and